used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this I got without any delay.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And this I got without any delay.
artist'snounUS /ˈɑːrtəsts/
possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
a youthful male person
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading And this I got without any delay.
Doogan
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From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
dormitorynounUS /ˈdɔːrmətɔːri/
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
floorsnounUS /flɔːrz/
plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
frazzleverbUS /ˈfræzəl/
wear away by rubbing
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
freshmannounUS /ˈfreʃmən/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
gatepostnoun
either of two posts that bound a gate
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And this I got without any delay.
hazed
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From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
hindnounUS /haɪnd/
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
Juliet
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From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
Juliet's
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From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
engage in
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
perchnounUS /pɜːrtʃ/
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
replacingnounUS /rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
RomeonounUS /ˈroʊmioʊ/
an ardent male lover
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
Romeo'snounUS /ˈroʊmioʊz/
possessive form of “romeo” — an ardent male lover
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
scrubbedadjectiveUS /skrʌbd/
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
dependable
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
tenderest
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From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this I got without any delay.
thoroughadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːroʊ/
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I was told to make love to a horse's hind leg, I was made to perch on a gatepost and read the tenderest passages of "Romeo and Juliet," replacing Romeo's name by my own, and Juliet's by that of stout Mrs. Doogan, who scrubbed floors in a dormitory close by.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing I needed in college was a good thorough dressing down.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
which person or people
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And this I got without any delay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading From "that boy who will go far" I became "you damn young freshman."
